Sentences with phrase «called sebaceous»

The Standard Poodle is the most likely of all breeds to develop a serious skin disease called sebaceous adenitis.

These hair follicles are connected to the oil glands, also called sebaceous glands.

If you find a hard bump on your eyelid, it's possible it could be a sign of a rare skin cancer that starts in oil glands called sebaceous gland carcinoma, according to the American Academy of Dermatology.

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Lanolin also called wool wax is a wax secreted by sebaceous glands of a sheep.

Sebaceous glands called Glands of Montgomery located in the areola secrete an oily fluid that lubricates the nipple.

What's more, it contains two compounds called beta - sitosterol and stigmasterol which also control the sebaceous glands.

During puberty, the body will start to secrete a hormone called androgen, which is linked to enlargement of sebaceous glands, a gland that produces sebum.

Acne is caused by excess oil called sebum which originates in the sebaceous glands at the root of the hair follicles.

The sebaceous glands secrete a kind of oil called sebum.

Oily skin is caused by over-active sebaceous glands that produce excessive amounts of skin oil, called «sebum.»

The appendages include claws, sebaceous glands that lubricate the skin and hair, and tiny muscles called arrector pili that can make the hair stand on end (see Figure 1).

Apocrine (sebaceous) gland tumors (also called perianal adenomas) are common in male dogs because they are stimulated, in part, by testosterone.

Sebaceous cysts are non-malignant lumps up to an inch in size filled with a cheesy material called keratin.